According to the release, there have been 132 citations for workplace safety and health violations in Alabama alone, with 81 percent categorized as willful, serious, repeat or failure to abate.

The visits are part of OSHA''s National Emphasis Program that has resulting in housekeeping, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, electrical and general duty clause violations in various industries, including the JanSan industry, the release stated.

Dust fires and explosions can pose significant dangers in the workplace and can occur when five different factors are present: oxygen; an ignition source; fuel; dispersion of the dust; and confinement of the dust, the release noted.

The five factors are referred to as the "Dust Explosion Pentagon," and if any one of these factors is removed or is missing — as a result of proper cleaning and maintenance — an explosion cannot occur, the release added.